E-FILED Court of Appeals Suzanne C. Johnson, Clerk of Court 11/12/2020 1:13 PM ATTORNEY GRIEVANCE COMMISSION * IN THE OF MARYLAND * COURT OF APPEALS

* OF MARYLAND v. * Misc. Docket AG No. 18 September Term, 2020 * (No. C-13-CV-20-000528, TIMOTHY GUY SMITH * Circuit Court for Howard County)

ORDER

Upon consideration of the Joint Petition for Indefinite Suspension by Consent

filed by the Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland and the Respondent, Timothy

Guy Smith, it is this 12th day of November, 2020

ORDERED, by the Court of Appeals of Maryland, that the Respondent, Timothy

Guy Smith, be indefinitely suspended from the practice of law in the State of Maryland,

effective December 31, 2020, for engaging in professional misconduct that violated Rules

1.4(b), 1.7, 1.8(a), 1.9, 4.1(a)(1), and 8.4(a) and (c) of Maryland Lawyers’ Rules of

Professional Conduct in effect prior to July 1, 2016; and it is further

ORDERED, that on December 31, 2020, the Clerk of this Court shall strike the

name of Timothy Guy Smith from the register of attorneys in the Court and certify that

fact to the Trustees of the Client Protection Fund of the Bar of Maryland and the Clerks of

all judicial tribunals in this State in accordance with Maryland Rule 19-761(b). Pursuant to Maryland Uniform Electronic Legal Materials Act (§§ 10-1601 et seq. of the State Government Article) this document is authentic.

Suzanne Johnson 2020-11-17 13:21-05:00 /s/ Mary Ellen Barbera Chief Judge

Suzanne C. Johnson, Clerk